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NNPA Newswire Exclusive: Bill Cosby Finally Breaks His Silence

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Bill Cosby is blind. It’s been more than two years since the embattled, television and film legend, who was...

From Factor to Failure: What Black Leaders Can Learn from the O’Reilly Debacle

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Former Fox News Channel anchor Bill O’Reilly, the man whose lofty ratings were responsible for the growth of the network,...

Black Doctors Earn Less than White Doctors

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) African-American physicians earn 15 percent less than White physicians—an average of $262,000 compared to $303,000—according to Medscape’s 2017 Physicians...

Black Fraternities and Sororities Have the Economic Clout to Power the Next Black Renaissance

By James Clingman (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Remember the scene from “New Jack City” when Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) told Scotty (Ice-T), “This ain’t personal; this is...

PRESS ROOM: Buick Hosts Intimate Conversation on “The Journey Through the African American Experience”

Environmental Justice Must Be a National Priority

By Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. (N.J.-10) Too often missing in discussions on the challenges facing African Americans is any focus on environmental justice, the idea...

Four Reasons Why We Have to Get the Every Student Succeeds Act Right

By Wade Henderson (President and CEO/The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights) In late March, President Trump signed a resolution to invalidate a regulation designed...

Senate Republicans Break “Super Majority” Rule to Confirm Trump’s Supreme Court Pick

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) With the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court, Senate Republicans won another victory in...

Advertising Guru Carol H. Williams Earns Hall of Fame Honor

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Carol H. Williams has been quite busy. The advertising legend and owner of the agency that bears her name,...

The Solar Industry Wants Me to Be Quiet. I Wonder Why.

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist As a journalist and political commentator, who covers issues important to the African American community and other marginalized communities, I...

The Black Press Shows Resilience of the Black Community

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) For 190 years, the Black Press has chronicled the spirit and resilience of the African-American community. “You can see...

Job Prospects Flat for Black Workers in March

By Freddie Allen (NNPA Newswire Managing Editor) The employment prospects for African Americans showed little improvement in March, according to the Labor Department’s most recent jobs...

Remember the Chibok Girls

By Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) Three years ago, Boko Haram terrorists burst into dormitory rooms at the Government Secondary School in the northern Nigerian town...

CBC Report Calls for Economic Justice

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) This year has brought a number of significant developments. A new Congress, the 115th in our nation’s history and similarly...

Film Review: Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary

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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Leads Charge to Investigate Federal Advertising

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has heard the call for a new report on federal advertising and they’re listening....

Anti-trust Lawsuit Could Shake Up Newspaper Industry Forever

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Retailers, restaurants, healthcare companies and technology firms often turn to newspaper inserts, as a tried-and-true method to reach consumers,...

Another One: Wells Fargo Bank Just Got Downgraded

By Dr. John E. Warren (San Diego Voice and Viewpoint/NNPA Member) Following a series of high profile lawsuits and allegations of misconduct, the embattled Wells Fargo...

Ask Alma: My Husband Told Me not to Buy a New Car, and I Bought One Anyway

By Alma Gill (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dear Alma, One of your recent columns, reminded me of my situation, so, I decided to contact you. I...

Blacks, Latinos Missing Out on Lucrative Jobs in the Oil Industry

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) There are great opportunities for African Americans and Latinos in the oil, natural gas, and petrochemical industries, according to...

Parental Engagement Key to Success for Every Student Succeeds Act

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) According to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), President Barack Obama’s education law, states and local school districts are...

We Have More in Common with Russia than You Think

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Last month I wrote a column titled, “Russia Is Winning the War for American Minds.” In that piece, I discussed...

Trump’s EPA Awards Flint $100 Million for Water Crisis

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Buried in the 24-hour news cycle of Russian conspiracies, presidential tweets, and claims of White House nepotism, the Trump...

Sponsors of Hate Today Must Be Held Accountable

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO, NNPA) Over the next several days, across the United States, people will pause in solemn remembrance of the...